Ancestors

Toot

Written by Wonder of Science on 2025-01-14 at 21:58

A Rhopalonematid jelly (Crossota millsae) feeding with tentacles extended in all directions filmed at a depth of 1,015 meters (3,330 feet) off southwestern Puerto Rico.

Video credit: NOAA OOER

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Descendants

Written by Wonder of Science on 2025-01-14 at 22:22

Source and more details: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1811/logs/photolog/welcome.html#cbpi=/okeanos/explorations/ex1811/dailyupdates/nov8/media/dive8.html

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Written by Nazo on 2025-01-14 at 22:06

@wonderofscience The aliens wa- swim among us. 😁

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Written by SouthFresh on 2025-01-14 at 23:33

@wonderofscience I'm convinced this is a screen recording from Subnautica

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Written by ScribblersEmporium on 2025-01-15 at 00:19

@wonderofscience There is that much light at 1000m?

I would not have guessed.

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Written by Wonder of Science on 2025-01-15 at 00:23

@ScribblersEmporium The lighting is from the ROV 'Deep Discoverer' that captured the footage.

More about the ROV: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/technology/subs/deep-discoverer/deep-discoverer.html

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Written by Daniel Marks on 2025-01-15 at 01:39

@wonderofscience Why would such a creature evolve such a brilliant color if there's no light down there?

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Written by Wonder of Science on 2025-01-15 at 02:22

@profdc9 If not for the ROV's lights it wouldn't appear so brilliant. This article from NOAA discusses why so many deep-sea creatures are red. https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/red-color.html

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